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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

   While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

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  • The Donald Marshall decision and Digby’s lobster wars 

    A debate over illegal fishing has reached a boiling point in southwest Nova Scotia. Amidst accusations from non-Indigenous fishers about black market lobster sales, the Assembly Read More »

  • DFO delays opening of crab season by a week, staving off more fish harvester protests

    The federal government has agreed to push back the opening of the snow crab season, following a request from the fisheries union and a threat of Read More »

  • Boat of the Week from the Athearn Agency: Price Reduced, 44′ Fiberglass Trawler/Lobster, 6 Cylinder Lugger 6140 Diesel

    Specification’s and information here  09:34 Read More »

  • Offshore wind energy development: A David vs Goliath story

    As the aggressive pursuit to privatize and industrialize our oceans with offshore wind turbine factories marches on, the small yet powerful voices of coastal communities around Read More »
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    Best Diesel Marine Engines

    It’s difficult to even quantify the importance of a reliable marine diesel engine. Sport-fishing/commercial fishing boats around the world simply wouldn’t have the legs to do Read More »

  • Maine: Despite chill, elver fishermen eager for start of season

    Along the banks of the Union River on Tuesday morning, between the boat launch on Water Street and the Leonard Lake dam, more than a dozen Read More »
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    Japan sees crab prices surge as poached Russian imports sink

    Prices of crab, a sought-after delicacy in the year-end and New Year’s period, are surging because of a sharp fall in imports, especially from Russia and Read More »
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    Stonington fishermen to hold open house on Saturday at Gambardella’s Wholesale Seafood at the Town Dock

    The town’s commercial fishermen will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at the Gambardella’s Wholesale Seafood location at the Read More »

  • La. Shrimpers Encouraged to Report Asian Tiger Prawn Catches

    The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is aware of and constantly monitoring the appearance of Asian tiger prawns, a non-native species, in Louisiana waters.  LDWF Read More »

  • Sheriffs Deputy accused alongside ‘Codfather’ reportedly told investigators of cash smuggling

    A sheriff’s deputy accused of cash smuggling alongside scallops magnate Carlos ‘Codfather’ Rafael reportedly admitted his actions to investigators, court records show. Rafael’s lawyers argue that because the Read More »
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    Governor-Led Orca Recovery Effort to Hold First Meeting on Tuesday

    An orca conservation team convened by Gov. Jay Inslee is holding its first meeting on Tuesday. The Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery Task Force will focus Read More »

  • NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION – WEEKLY UPDATE: 5/30/2014

    “Serving the Commercial Fishing Families of North Carolina since 1952” Click here to read the update 16:28 Read More »
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    Smit Salvage has completed the removal of the wrecked fishing vessel Northguider

    On December 28, 2018, the trawler Northguider grounded in the Hinlopenstretet, the strait between Spitsbergen and Nordauslandet in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Her crew put Read More »

  • Ottawa revamps redfish allocation in Gulf of St. Lawrence, but N.S. keeps largest share

    Following months of anticipation and lobbying in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia, the federal government has announced how it will allocate fishing access to Read More »

  • Don Young: Stosh Anderson misrepresents Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization

    The April 8 opinion piece by Stosh Anderson, “Don Young seeks to unwind ‘Alaska Model’ for fisheries in Magnuson-Stevens Act,” fails to represent the facts of the legislation I introduced to Read More »

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    Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click Here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Source-We Read More »

  • Charles Schumer: Senate bill would fix fluke fishing rules

    Provisions from Schumer’s bill that will be added to Senate reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation Act include: A mandate for a new plan for Read More »

  • Derrick Dalley, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Addresses Misinformation Regarding Fisheries Issues

    CANADA – Recent news releases issued by MHA Christopher Mitchelmore regarding fishery sustainability and the lobster industry contain inaccuracies that require correction, said Derrick Dalley, Minister of Fisheries and Read More »

  • Man diving for sea cucumbers near Kodiak dies after medical airlift

    A Kodiak man working as a commercial diver aboard a vessel taking part in a  was airlifted to an area hospital Sunday — but Alaska State Troopers Read More »
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    DEC Announces Public Information Sessions to Modernize and Reform State’s Commercial Fishing Licensing System

    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that the agency is holding a series of meetings across the State’s Marine Read More »

  • Western Gulf fishermen join discussion on catch sharing

    Come February, a federal fisheries council will continue to discuss catch-sharing programs in Alaska trawl fisheries – this time with a bigger voice from southwest fishermen. Read More »
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    Crew Of O’Hara Corporation Trawler And Community Member Test Positive For Coronavirus

    Unalaska reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. All but one is among the crew of the F/T Enterprise, a trawler. The infected crew members Read More »

  • NMFS Seeks Public Comment-Proposed Rule to Require Turtle Excluder Device Use for Skimmer Trawls, Pusher-Head Trawls, and Wing Nets (Butterfly Trawls)

    More shrimp fishermen would have to use nets equipped with turtle escape hatches, to prevent sea turtle deaths, under proposed new federal rules. The National Marine Read More »
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    Stunned Still: Offshore Wind Farm Power Cables Leave Crabs Mesmerized & Motionless

    Seabirds, whales and dolphins aren’t offshore wind’s only victims – crabs are being mesmerized by the electromagnetic fields produced by the power cables that connect turbines Read More »

  • Federal fishing monitoring program needs overhaul, GAO says

    Only days after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the federal government’s program placing human observers on commercial fishing boats, a federal watchdog said NOAA Read More »

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